Telegram-herald., 1887-07-10
MAYNARD WALKER
csa0rsa ~. or rns HEATS CASE.
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ses t0Fla nat Lss maiden name Sas isl-
ian Z. olts. aad thar che ~ss married
July II. is7S 70 Robssl Walker by
whom sbs has borne two children. Eiiza
esth L. aged : years. sad Wilbur j.. seed
. years. fks petition Is lengthy doea-
melt - = closely written pages and the
bail ck4rges hin with extreme cruelty.
allure 20 support aat adultery. The
p ailLr sets loFth that her husband ls
b years Of age and that sAe wss sweet
ssyertsea Al tas tiase % the marriage. Ia
bfiei the docuneut saws.
Within seeks after the said
marriage. the defendant began ahusiug
me and striking ne Ia ais anger c4lling
ias bad names aad using insaltinx and
abusive language. IN the Water OF ts57,
while reading "a q block on West Bridge
ST. your oratrlx was 50 s.cs thaf she fouaJ
Il necessary 70 have applications OF hos
water. the defendant went 10 bed a. .
clcck lnI0fming YOUR 0fstriK th>t he
wanted breakfast at q o clock. that ln spite
Cf her sieA oess she arose the next mofaing
dug wood cut from under the snow and
built IRE thai Il oeing late she told him
thai scs would bring bis breakfast over 10
the shop wnereQp0n IN his anger be re
| piled. , on --- - sinking. dirty 49,,
/ / don't want any OF yOHr - bresk-
fast, aud knaeked your ora
/ tIiX down. lDsn follows a
long tale Of cruelty and neglect charging
/ alm with remaining away from home untll
alter midoight TIE night their nrst child
@ss born, With neziectlng 60 care for her
witn being drunk. etc. she sslis a story
about oelng afraid 10 81 in the house after
DARK alone and how on one OCCASION when
! residing On straight 50, be lefI her down
town and compelled her % 90 bOms alone.
that bslDg afraid 10 70 IN the house alone
sue Tell asleep on the do1rsyeps with her
babe = Der arms, and Was not awakened
until 80 ia the moroing woen Der hus-
1 band returned home ani SDGsei be-. She
| rslai Is nJther Instance. how when living
on ohasmul- save. they hai a larrel 8Sou
I breakfast, and h struck hes IN the face with
his ast. choked her. picked up Deer bottle
/ aad saying you - -- --- 1 Il Kill vou
nov. aud struck her AT the time their
secoud child was born she was SICK in bed
Tor sOC-e time aud on one occasion be came
home drunk. fell over her on the bed and
~as too fail 20 rise and the neighbors came
n and removed him. On one SATURDAY.
evening in Nay, 1852, after be had teen
SICK al day. ms wages were sen. 10 him
and while supper was bei0g prepared be
ieit The house and did not return that on
sunday afternoon she found him IN JEFF
ouDg saloon ii 0eastlv state OF iDtoKi.
cation. that be was taken home and put 10
bed and bad severe attack of delerium
tremens. On this occasion. she SAYS she
threatened TO leave him. but he pleaded
with her. promised reformation ami said
be would leave Gsand Rapids and 20 with
her 10 some other town and do better. They
vent 10 Saltwater. Mimi, where be secur-
ed employment bnt was discharged ~ the
end OF a couple Of months and came back
20 Grand kGpi1s.
The conip iplsinant svows that she fre1uent-
Il expressed desire 10 leave her husband
but on each occasion her mother remon-
str&tea saying you would only ~ a grass
widow ann not amount 10 mGch. Gou bet
ter try and get along"
On their return from Minnesota she SAYS
they lived on tirst-s' and his conduct was
such a. 10 cause the neigbbors TO complain
Of fSsqusnt rows. They were forced to eavs
The place and she purchased house
on Scsibner-sf. and her mother, widow.
came 70 live with her Hsv mother turne
10 the money she received a. pension 10
support the family. Robert refusing TO buy
clothing aud TODD, and becoming more vio-
lent and abusive According 10 her story
he was always ont Saturday nights and
Sundays. aud. she says. spent bis money in
gambling HOUSES. houses of ill-fame and
saloons, even going 80 far as To pawn her
watch, which ne presented to her at the
?
Ing the time 70 lapse, so the watch was
sold.
She says that in the Fall OF 1.s2 abe bor-
rOwei money Oh her note and paid for
course IN bookkeeping at the Com
meFcia College. aud. after gradu-
a,4ng. secured employment and
earned wages which were used IN
The support OF herself and her children
Thai her husband then did less for the
lamily aud even borrowed money from her
which lie never repaid. although. she says,
BE- worked nearly all tae time at his trade
earning SIS week.
She says that from early childhood she
suffered from sickness which vas agra
waited BY he.ng compelled 10 carry wool
and water and walk from her home 20 ani
fro % town. as be would rot allow her car
fare, and that very frequently shs begged
ridss from the sfreet-Car drivers In lSs5
IS sne charges taat her husband spent so
much mouey IN 4 gambling house that she
warned the proprietor that Il he allowed
him 10 continue playing she would prose-
cute him that one night be came
home Intoxicated with bis pockets fall of
chips aud that the proprietor threatened
hIm arrest for the theft II sue prosecuted
him for gambling That last spring. while
drunk. he grabbed her by the wrist
sprsining it. thar year ago last fourth
Of July be engaged IN a drunken row i'm
= West Bridge ST, saloon, gIsaily to her
disgrace.
Continuing the bill slvz. For the past
four years be has visited houses OF il-
fame on Amy aud other streets and con-
nttsd aduterv With various persons.
That on March :, 1855, he committed ed-
lItsry with woman. name unkaoxr.
aud that Re contracted = disease TINS
fact was discovered about the midile Of
TIE month and ne sent for a doctor and
had bad smelling medicines IN
the house and instruments sor
their use. which your orstrix ssil retains ia
he- possession sni i ready 70 produce in
court That De szain became penitent AMI
fearing that BE had communicated fhs
disease % Der had her sent 70 = physician.
aud hnding such wss not the case became
abusive. refused 10 pav the Doctor and
charged Der with being the asihcr Of MS
trouble
In The Winter Of 1885, she avsrs that she
secured employment il the otsics Of r. \.
TAYLOR IN the Aldrich block a. typewriter
and correspondent bat on his departure
'or Arkansas she vas throwa oat 0f EN-
pioy ment. and purchased larnifa-s ah5 Be-
gan business for herself IL Mr TavIors
.afs 0rtics and thus secured nlespS
ior supporting kersslf and family That her
husband borrowed ntonev from her sni
when shs fid rot have st ke demsndet that
sre cnmrei those hv whor, she was en-
nlogec 20 advance her money on her vars.
t8at on being t0id that faey p0u.in't sa
faat he would become angry ard say 10
h--l WITH v01r excuses. you are srendiux
your money on some ---- -- down toFn
When Taylor closed his ofioe sn3 threw
her oui Of smploymsnt before the exDsrz-
ton ~ tie ume contracted for he presented
Der rltb $50 saeres a. stock n the minine
compsnv 20 b pad Tor out ~ he ur5fts
taaI shs eecaDe Interested n ne rrospecss